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The 1808 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 13, 1808.
Michael Leib Michael Leib (January 8, 1760December 22, 1822) was an American physician and politician from Philadelphia. He served as a surgeon in the Philadelphia Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He served as a Democratic-Republican member of t ...
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Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party (also referred to by historians as the Republican Party or the Jeffersonian Republican Party), was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s. It championed l ...
Senator Samuel Maclay, who was elected in United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1802, 1802, was not a candidate for re-election to a second term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate, Senate, convened on December 13, 1808, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1809. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: , - , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 126 , align="right" , 100.00% Although Leib's regular term did not begin until March 4, 1809, Leib assumed office in January 1809 following the resignation of his predecessor, Samuel Maclay. He subsequently served out the remainder of Sen. Maclay's term until his own term began in March 1809.


See also

* United States Senate elections, 1808 and 1809


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Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
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